Starting filter install

More ponds setup taking place...

More coverage happening...

 

The roof is now covered with shade cloth. Late afternoon shade is most welcome as already under the roof things feel slightly warmer than outside on a windless day which is encouraging. We're now adding the sides of the shed/tunnel with galvanised wire once again providing a framework for the shade cloth to be attached to. 

Slow going....

 

 It is slow work doing it properly. The shade cloth is held to the glavanised wire runs using thinner wire running the length of the supporting wires. So it is a lot of work, but we hope that the result will be a strong one.  

Shade cloth going up...

 

The wire framework for the roof can be clearly seen. We are using a 20% shade cloth to allow maximum sun penetration into the tunnel whilst still providing an additional support for the plastic that will lie on top of the shade cloth later on. In version 2 of the shed we will reverse this and put the shade cloth on top of the plastic. The intention is to protect the skin of the shed from wind - which is the most problematic of the elements beyond our control. A good wind storm can shred a tunnel in seconds and cause significant disruption to operations. We're trying to avoid that as much as possible.